We woke up this morning to a horrid smell. It smelled like onions and garlic. It was so strong, it felt like my throat was on fire. It was only in the back half of our house, basement, 1st floor, and 2nd floor bedroom. We have 2 heating/air units. Any idea of what this could be? The smell started to go away once we opened some windows. The smell was not there last night. Animal?
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You could have a sewage leak or a leak from seldom used plumbing fixtures. Run the water to clear out the pipes.
Locating foul smell in house:
Step 1
Step outside for a minute to reset your sense of smell. Go back in the house and try to follow the strongest point of smell. Also ask other people to do this as a second, third opinion.
Step 2
Check to make sure your roof isn't plugged up by debris/leaves or a dead animal hasn't plugged up your vent.
Step 3
Get rid of all trash or old food located in the house. Rotten fruit and meat smells travel quickly.
Step 4
You may need a plumber to check for a cracked pipe that is causing water damage inside your walls.
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If you have natural gas I would have the furnace checked.
If it only happened once it could of been a skunk.
The only time I encountered such a smell was from a mouse that had died behind the kitchen stove. The smell would come and go, stronger at times. Perhaps a mouse has died somewhere in the wall or around a heater. Do you have a dog?
It has only smelled that strong that morning. When we came home later in the day after the doors/windows were closed, it smelled more like stink bug. It's definitely in the vents now. It is not nearly as strong & the smell has changed. I'm thinking it was either a skunk or something died.
Locating the source of a foul smell in part of a home can be a difficult job as there are numerous things that could cause an odor like this.
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